Pauline Julien
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Pauline Julien, CQ
(May 23, 1928 - October 1, 1998) was a singer, songwriter, actress, feminist
activist and Quebec sovereigntist.
Born in Trois-Rivières, Québec
, Julien was the companion of the poet and Québec provincial MLA
Gérald Godin
, another Trifluvian and sovereigntist. She also worked with Gilles Vigneault
and recorded with him. Julien performed pro-independence songs in Montréal clubs as early as 1964 and later made a career as one of Québec's most successful female popular singers. Julien's best-loved songs include "La Manic", the haunting ballad about love and separation in isolated Manicouagan, a river region of northern Québec near Labrador.
In 1970, Julien and Godin were arrested during the October Crisis
and were released 8 days later without charge.
In 1994 France decorated her with the title Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. Julien was made a Chevalière de l'Ordre national du Québec
.
Diagnosed with a debilitating brain disease, Julien took her own life in late September 1998 in Montreal
.
National Order of Quebec
The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...
(May 23, 1928 - October 1, 1998) was a singer, songwriter, actress, feminist
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
activist and Quebec sovereigntist.
Born in Trois-Rivières, Québec
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers. It is situated in the Mauricie administrative region, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour...
, Julien was the companion of the poet and Québec provincial MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
Gérald Godin
Gérald Godin
Gérald Godin was a Quebec poet and politician.Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, he worked as a journalist at La Presse and other newspapers and magazines...
, another Trifluvian and sovereigntist. She also worked with Gilles Vigneault
Gilles Vigneault
Gilles Vigneault, is a Canadian poet, publisher and singer-songwriter, and well-known Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist.A poet deeply rooted in his native Quebec, Vigneault has become an icon at home and Quebec ambassador abroad...
and recorded with him. Julien performed pro-independence songs in Montréal clubs as early as 1964 and later made a career as one of Québec's most successful female popular singers. Julien's best-loved songs include "La Manic", the haunting ballad about love and separation in isolated Manicouagan, a river region of northern Québec near Labrador.
In 1970, Julien and Godin were arrested during the October Crisis
October Crisis
The October Crisis was a series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec during October 1970 in the province of Quebec, mainly in the Montreal metropolitan area.The circumstances ultimately culminated in the only peacetime use...
and were released 8 days later without charge.
In 1994 France decorated her with the title Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. Julien was made a Chevalière de l'Ordre national du Québec
National Order of Quebec
The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...
.
Diagnosed with a debilitating brain disease, Julien took her own life in late September 1998 in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
See also
- List of Quebec musicians
- List of Mauriciens
- Music of QuebecMusic of QuebecBeing a modern cosmopolitan society, today, all types of music can be found in the Canadian province of Quebec. What is specific to Quebec though are traditional songs, a unique variety of Celtic music, legions of excellent jazz musicians, a culture of classical music, and a love of foreign rhythms...
- Culture of QuebecCulture of QuebecThe Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French-speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French-speaking majority, as well as one of only two provinces in Canada...
- Quebec sovereigntism
Recording
- 1962 - Enfin Pauline Julien
- 1963 - Pauline Julien
- 1964 - Pauline Julien à la Comédie canadienne
- 1965 - Pauline Julien chante Raymond Levesque
- 1966 - Pauline Julien chante Boris Vian
- 1967 - Suite québécoise
- 1969 - Comme je crie… comme je chante… (textes de Gilbert Langevin)
- 1971 - Fragile
- 1972 - Au milieu de ma vie, peut-être la veille de....
- 1973 - Aller voir, vous avez des ailes
- 1974 - Licence complète
- 1975 - En scène
- 1976 - Tout ou rien (Récital Brecht)
- 1978 - Les 7 péchés capitaux
- 1978 - Femmes de paroles
- 1979 - Mes amies d'filles
- 1980 - Fleur de peau
- 1984 - Où peut-on vous toucher ?
- 1993 - Pauline Julien (Collection Québec Love)
- 1996 - Pauline Julien
- 1997 - Brecht & Weill
- 1998 - Au temps des boîtes à chansons
- 1998 - Les années de la Butte à Mathieu
Movies
- 1964 : Fabienne sans son Jules
- 1964 : La Terre à boire : Diane
- 1967 : Entre la mer et l'eau douceEntre la mer et l'eau douceBetween Salt and Sweet Water , also known as Drifting Upstream, is a 1967 Québécois film directed by Michel Brault, co-written by Brault, Gérald Godin, Marcel Dubé, Claude Jutra and Denys Arcand....
: Elle-même - 1971 : La Nuit de la poésie 27 mars 1970
- 1973 : La Mort d'un bûcheron : Charlotte Juillet
- 1974 : Bulldozer : Mignonne Galarneau
Awards
- 1962 - Second prix au Festival de Sopot
- 1965 - Trophée de la Meilleure Diseuse au Gala des Artistes
- 1970 - Grand Prix du disque Charles-Cros, Suite québécoise
- 1975 - Prix Calixa-Lavallée
- 1985 - Grand Prix du disque Charles-Cros, Où peut-on vous toucher
- 1994 - Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des LettresOrdre des Arts et des LettresThe Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of the Ordre national du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963...
de FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - 1997 - Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec